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Financial Assistance Programs – Grants and Loans

CalFed Watershed Riparian Buffer Project

Development of a decision support tool to guide local land use planners in sizing riparian buffers in the Bay Delta and its tributaries experiencing the largest population growth.

Funding Information  |  Reference Material  |  Funded Projects  |  Contact Information

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    The State Water Board has closed the application period for the development of a decision support tool to guide local land use planners in sizing riparian buffers in the Bay Delta and its tributaries experiencing the largest population growth. Applicants will be notified when review is complete.

Funding Information

Eligible Applicants: Local Public Agencies, Public Agencies, Public Colleges, 501c(3) Nonprofit  Organizations, 501(c)(5) Nonprofit Organizations, Indian Tribes, State Agencies, or Federal Agencies.
Eligible Project Types: Developing a decision support tool to guide local land use planners in sizing riparian buffers, and provide training and outreach on use of the tool.  The agreement will be using the Scope of Work Template or a similar modified version of this template negotiated in the application and agreement process.
Funding Available: Up to $500,000
Fund Source: Proposition 50 CALFED Watershed Grant Program & Water Code (Section 79550-79555)
Loans or Grants: Grant
Applications: No longer accepting applications.

Reference Material

Funded Projects

None at this time.

Contact Information

Lori Schmitz (email), Division of Financial Assistance, at (916) 341-5903 or
Eric Berntsen (email), Division of Water Quality at (916) 341-5911